COVID-19 vaccine doses tossed around state, low amounts in Pima County
COVID-19 vaccine doses tossed around state, low amounts in Pima County By Megan McNeil | February 25, 2021 at 6:47 PM MST - Updated February 25 at 7:29 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) -In December and early January, AZ Family reported Maricopa County had more than 500 vaccine doses go to waste for various reasons. So, we wanted to know – is that happening here?
Vaccines started making their way into arms in Pima County in December. Since then, the county has administered more than 240,000 COVID-19 vaccines. Inevitably, some of the vaccine doses allocated to them, though, won’t be used.
PHOENIX (AP) — With COVID-19 cases dipping and teachers getting vaccinated, some Arizona school districts are looking to return to in-person learning as early as next month.
The nationwide âsurgeâ of coronavirus cases is being felt in La Paz County. In the same week the United States recorded 1.6 million new cases to top 18 million, La Paz County saw 88 new cases reported between Dec. 12 and Dec. 19, to bring the countyâs total up to 1,159. The number of new cases was lower than the 102 reported between Dec. 5 and Dec. 12.
There were also three more deaths recorded to bring the countyâs total to 24.
The countyâs total include 472 members of the Colorado River Indian Tribes who were tested at Indian Health Services. Thatâs 31 additional cases since Dec. 12, which is lower than the previous weekâs increase of 41. A total of eight Tribal members have died.